eHealth & Information Systems Nigeria

Evelyn Castle & Adam Thompson

History

Family Health Unit (Asibitin Yara)Kaduna, Nigeria

Minjibir General HospitalKano, Nigeria

"Instant EMR"

1. Electronic Medical Records System (EMR)2. Rugged and Low Power Technology3. Mobile Outreach4. Training and Capacity Building

Nigerian Health Information Exchange

"The NHIE transforms health information management by synchronizing the data from every "Instant EMR" into an easy-to-use, subscription-based, health information analysis tool."

Barriers to Entry

Poor infrastructure Corruption

Partners

ECNXInternet Provider

Shehu Idris College Of Health Sciences and Technology

West African Health Organization

Market

Market ResearchDepartment for International Development (DFID) $100 million

World Health Organization (WHO) $142 million

USAID $25 million 

Pathfinder International $66 million 

Presidents Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) $1.2 billion 

Sample of Health Care Spending in Nigeria

Use of Proceeds

Expenses Income

Travel $5,500 Strauss $10,000

In-Country Living $17,500 CITRIS $1,000

Equipment $12,000 Investor $10,000

Total $35,000 Total $21,000

Need to Raise $14,000

eHealth and Information Systems Nigeria

MISSION: eHealth Nigeria supports the management of health facilities in Nigeria to influence health-related funding and policy decisions, and provide doctors with the patient information needed to improve decision-making before, during, and after care.